Word: 49th
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...wild card. Canada is riding a wave of replenishment by U.S. automakers and manufacturers, whose inventories hit record lows earlier this year as a result of restructuring and a downward spiral in consumer spending. But it's unclear how long that can sustain a recovery north of the 49th parallel. "If the Canadian dollar stays where it is, the job numbers will go the other way [i.e., worsen]," says Jean-Michel Laurin, vice president of global business policy for Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), the country's largest trade and industry association...
...Canada contributed $9.5 billion to the rescue of GM's operations north of the 49th parallel - a figure that works out to an unprecedented $2.1 million for each of 4,400 assembly jobs it hopes to save - while Mexico has sailed free? The short answer is that GM Mexico doesn't need a bailout because it's comfortably in the black. "If you have a profitable division at a time when the rest of your business is having a hard time, do you talk about it?" says analyst Pascual Francisco at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., referring...
...find matches televised on ESPN anymore, since the ratings outside of the playoffs were apparently underwhelming. (The underdog upstart Versus network carries most National Hockey League games now.) And the chances of happening upon a pickup game at the neighborhood rink? Unless that neighborhood sits squarely on the 49th Parallel, the chances are about as high as the score of an average hockey game...
...border each other." The 2,000-mile-long frontier between the two nations - each with very different economic histories, traditions and standards of living - is remarkably peaceful, and has been for more than a century and a half. O.K., the U.S.-Mexico border is not Scandinavian-placid like the 49th parallel, but by comparison with pairs seen elsewhere in the world, Mexico and the U.S. are pretty good neighbors...
...York City Tax Break. At the midtown Manhattan hotels Dream (210 West 55th Street; 212-247-2000), Night (132 West 45th Street; 212-835-9600), Time (224 West 49th Street; 212-246-5252) or Stay (157 West 47th Street; 212-768-3700), pay only the cost of the room tax (6% in New York City) for the fourth night of a four-night stay. Rates begin at $199 a night. Book by March 31 for stays through April 15. (See 10 things to do in New York City...